Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23
WHEAT CROP.
Reports OF the Growing Crop from
Thirty -Four Wheat Growing Ceun-
Ties in North and West Texas.
Eighteen Counties Report Increased Acre
sgs, Seven Counties Report a Decrease,
and Four Report the Same Acreage.
Brogn County.

in the ground. The acreage of wheat
| planted is about the same as last year,
| 5000 acres) and the season hiss been
unusually favorable for a large Yield.
! One good rain about April l would
guarantee crop; however, two or three
rains between the middle of February
and lst Of May Is what we want. 1t will
not make full crop unless we get at
least another rain. We could scarcely
| ask for wheat to be in more favorable
condition than st present, and barring
| some unlocked for misfortune, Brown
county next yesr will Rave as large q
yield OF wheat per acre as she has ever
known.
Cas- County.
LINDEN, TEX, Dec. Is Your cores
pondent learns from q reliable source thu
there is only about 100 acres of wheat
| planted in this county this year. The
prospects are very good for pre- htable
yield, ss the rains have been plentiful.
Callahan County.
| BAIRD, TEX, Dec. 1.-THE wheat
sowed this year is about 90 per cent. OF
last years acreage. The season SO far hes
been very favorable. The crop will need
more rain in the spring, more rain at any
time would do good. The crop is now
very fiue, two or three more good rains
will almost insure an abundant harvest.
Coleman County.
COLEMAN, TEX, Dec. l6.-The acreage
in wheat is shout the same as last year,
and prospects much better. Rains have
fallen in great abundance and fine stand
al over the county.
Cooke County.
| GAINESVILLE, TEX, Dec. 19.-The
wheat crop for the next year promises to
| be larger than ever before in this county
More has been planted and the yield pei
acre promises to be greater. The ground
is in excellent condition. and the crop
looks we'll ell through this section The
farmers are in fine spirits and think the
| prospects better than for many years
past. The alliance of this county, with
| the assistance Of a number of citizens OF
| GAINESVILLE, have organized a company
with capital stock CT 1000, and Will
build mill and elevator in time for the
next wheat crop.
DalLnS County.
DALLAS, TEX, Dec 1.-THE prospects
for the coming wheat crop are equslly as
| good, If not better, than same time last
| year. Owing to the lateness Of the har-
vesting last year and attending circum-
stances, the sowing this year was later
than usual, but the weather has been ex-
ceptionally fine for wheat growing and
the growth excellent. having formed the
f1rstia joint and beginning to stool
Ii is also in @ healthy
condition. The increase Of acreage is
about fifteen per cent. With warm rains
the last of March or first Of April would
produce an abundant crop. The rain fall
ing to the present has been sufficient, and
not too much. With favorable rains in
the spring the crop is estimated will gv-
ersge from thirty to thirty-tiVe bushels to
! the acre.
Delta County.
| COOPER, Tex, Dec. Is The season
for wheat has been favorable; condition
OF crop good; the acreage about same as
lastyear Che present CROP The crop to
this date mas had plenty of rain. Ordi-
nary seasons from now on will insure 8
good yield.
Denton County.
DENTON, Tx, Dec. Is The wheat
crop in this county was never NOR prom.
ising at this season of the year than now
The acreage is about 10 per cent. greater
than last year. The stand good, though
not quite as forward as at this season last
| year. The rain has been ample, and with
few good rains in the spring the crop
will doubtless be lsrge.
Ellis County.
WAxAHACHIE, TEX, Dec. lS-Tbe
wheat crop is looking exceedingly we'll,
and promises sn abundant harvest, the
| prospect being estimated at tWenty-fiv
per cent. better than this time last year,
while the increase in acreage is. thought
to be at least ten per cent. more than last
year.
Erdth County.
The acreage in wheat in this county
this year is greater than last by perhaps
| 10 TO Is per cent, and there would have
| been greater acreage sown than there
is but for the scarcity Of seed wheat
Wheat that was sown before the late No.
vember rains is up and is foe stand and
| healthy, vigorous plant. Some wheat is
still being sown. There is very fine
season in the ground and wheat will dc
well without any more rain till spring
and not suffer.
The prospect for fine crop Of wheat
next year vas never better st this season
of the year. More rain will not hur,
wheat, but none will be needed On 1t till
next spring to insure fine yield and ST
abundant crop.
. rhe general outlook for good crop;
next year was never more encouraging
than now. Our whole people are very
much encouraged and hopeful ;over pres
ent prospects.
Fannin County.
| BoNHAM, TEX Dec. 13-There is de
crease of 80 PER cent. in the acreage OF
the wheat crop in Fannin county as com.
pared with last season. The season has
been generally unfavorable. The con-
tinued drouth through the fall retarded
the growth of the crop. The late abun-
can't rains, although coming late, were q
great benefit to the cereal, and tolers-
bly, fair crop is expected. At present NC
more rain Is needed.
Gregg County.
| LONGvIEw, TEX Dec. IA From con.
versation with various farmers THE GA
ZETTR learns that "before the war;
wheatand other small grain was raised
easily with excellent returns, but after
that historical event the opinion prevailed
that 1t did not pay to raise wheat and its
culture was abandoned and only
in the last four years have q
few engaged in raising it, and that
to very limited extent. These remarks
apply equally to all parts Of East Texas.
During these four years the raising of
wheat and other small grains, particular
Iy oats, has very materially increased I'M
til, in the opinion of the best and most